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1、厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题厦门大学2007博士研究生入学考试英语试题PartIReadingComprehension(40points)PartA(30points)Directions:Thereare3readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingle
2、tterontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions1~5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Forthelongesttime,Icouldn’tgetworkedupaboutprivacy:myrighttoit;howit’sdying;howwe’reheadedforanevenmorewired,underregulated,overinstrusive,privacy-deprivedplanet.Ishouldalsopointoutthatasnewsdirec
3、torforPathfinder,TimeInc’smegainfomall,andaguywhomakeshislivingontheWeb,Iknowbetterthanmostpeoplethatwe’rehurtlingtowardanevenmoreintrusiveworld.We’reallbeingwatchedbycomputerswheneverwevisitWebsites;bythemereactof“browsing”(itsoundssopassive!)we’regoingpublicinawaythatwasunimaginableadecadeago.Ikno
4、wthisbecauseI’mawatchertoo.WhenpeoplecometomyWebsite,withouteverknowingtheirnames,Icanpeerovertheirshoulders,recordingwhattheylookat,timinghowlongtheystayonaparticularpage,followingthemaroundPathfinder’ssprawlingofferings.Noneofthiswouldbothermeintheleast,Isuspect,ifafewyearsago,myphone,likeMarley’s
5、ghost,hadn’tgivenmeaglimpseofthenightmarestocome.OnThanksgivingweekendin1995,someone(presumablyacriticofabookmywifeandIhadjustwrittenaboutcomputerhackers)forwardedmyhometelephonenumbertoanout-of-stateansweringmachine’whereunsuspectingcallerstryingtoreachmeheardamalevoiceidentifyhimselfasmeandsaysome
6、extremelyrudethings.Then,withtypicalhackeraplomb,thepranksteraskedpeopletoleavetheirmessages(whichtomysurprisemanyCallers,includingmymother,did).ThiswentonforseveraldaysuntilmywifeandIfiguredoutthatsomethingwaswrong(“Hey…whyhasn’tthephonerungsinceWednesday?”)andgotourphoneservicerestored.Itseemedfun
7、nyatfirst,anditgaveusaswellstorytotellonourbooktour.Buttheinterloperwhoseizedourtelephonelinecontinuedtohitusevenafterthetourended.Andhitusagainandagainforthenextsixmonths:Thephonecompanyseemedpowerle
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